Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is reported to have stepped up his interest in Chilean international Alexis Sanchez after the player issued a ‘come and get me’ plea to clubs from Spain and England.

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I am shocked with some of the squad selections of the nations going to the World Cup. In comparison to other countries, Fabio Capello’s England squad was generally what we expected with no real omissions that would lead to a public outcry. However, the likes of France, Brazil and Argentina have all disregarded players that I would have thought would have been certs to go the World Cup.

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Once again it has gone down to the final day of the season to decide the destination of the Premier League title as Chelsea lead Manchester United by a single point. Despite Sir Alex Ferguson’s team managing to keep the race alive, the final day results at both Stamford Bridge and Old Trafford are highly unlikely to field any surprises.

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Reports in the Belgium press suggest Standard Liege will be selling two of their prized assets this summer after a highly disappointing season. Midfield pair Axel Witsel and Steven Defour have been the driving force behind the club in the last few seasons as Standard won back to back league titles. However, with the club lying in 9th position in the Belgian top division and a staggering 39 points behind leaders Anderlecht both players are looking to leave with a host of Premier League clubs including Manchester United, Tottenham, Arsenal, Liverpool, Everton and Aston Villa all showing an interest. Here’s the New Football Pools lowdown on the two Belgian stars.Read Part Two by clicking here> 

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Reports in the Belgium press suggest Standard Liege will be selling two of their prized assets this summer after a highly disappointing season. Midfield pair Axel Witsel and Steven Defour have been the driving force behind the club in the last few seasons as Standard won back to back league titles. However, with the club lying in 9th position in the Belgian top division and a staggering 39 points behind leaders Anderlecht both players are looking to leave with a host of Premier League clubs including Manchester United, Tottenham, Arsenal, Liverpool, Everton and Aston Villa all showing an interest. Here’s the New Football Pools lowdown on the two Belgian stars.Read Part Two by clicking here> 

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Tottenham will travel to Old Trafford absolutely brimming with confidence ahead of their match with Manchester United this weekend. Harry Redknapp’s young team will be looking to build on home wins over Arsenal and Chelsea with another three points at the Theatre of Dreams. However, for those of you who fancy Spurs chances, the head to head record between these clubs should serve as a warning that United are not a team that the North Londoners fare well against.

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Manchester United v Tottenham promises to be the third of a trilogy of Spurs matches against the top three in the country. After beating Arsenal and Chelsea, Harry Redknapp’s side will be looking to complete a famous hat-trick with a win over the current champions. However, the North Londoners record at Old Trafford and away against the ‘big four’ leaves a lot to be desired. Sir Alex Ferguson’s team can go back to the top of the Premier League with a win and with the title back in their sights, it would take a brave man to bet against them this weekend.

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What have a Liverpool fan, a Nottingham Forest fan and a Manchester United fan living in Mauritius got in common? The answer is they have all won £30,000 in the last three weeks on Premier 10. This special hat-trick of jackpot winners have all proven their predictive prowess by predicting all ten fixtures correctly in terms of home win, away win or draw and each walked off with a cool £30,000 as a result.

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Tottenham will travel to Old Trafford absolutely brimming with confidence ahead of their match with Manchester United this weekend. Harry Redknapp’s young team will be looking to build on home wins over Arsenal and Chelsea with another three points at the Theatre of Dreams. However, for those of you who fancy Spurs chances, the head to head record between these clubs should serve as a warning that United are not a team that the North Londoners fare well against.

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The events of the past week give Tottenham a massive psychological advantage in the race for 4th place as they’ve shocked everyone with back-to-back London derby wins over Arsenal and Chelsea. Spurs fixtures were viewed by many including me to be too tough to compete with Manchester City but they’ve ripped up the form book and made their respective run-ins irrelevant as both of these clubs on their day have the talent to beat anyone. This includes City winning at Arsenal and Spurs winning at Manchester United. It is just so unpredictable which makes the chase for 4th spot every bit as exciting as the title race.

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